Black Mesa Golf Club

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18th Hole

Par 4 429 406 379 361 311 yards
Baxter Spann, Golf Course Architect: "The keys here are the tee shot and the putter. While not especially long, the farther back the hole is played, the more angled the approach to the fairway becomes. It will require a trip or two around for each player to determine their personal best line for the tee shot to find the optimal part of the fairway. Generally, though, the best bet is to favor the left side, as the hill will tend to kick all but the most severe hooks back toward the fairway. Right is absolute disaster with a deep arroyo hugging the entire length of the hole on that side. Once in the fairway off the tee, the green is a fairly large target, though large deep bunkers surround it. These will be particularly troublesome for anyone missing the fairway and attempting a recovery shot to the green or short of it. The green is one of the more difficult reads on the course, and depending where the pin is and where the ball is, can make the player look like either a genius or a buffoon! The secret is to be as close as possible to the pin in order not to have to negotiate the sinister rolls and slopes ö or else be very creative and have a deft touch with the blade - simple!"

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Tom’s Tips

The journey ends with a par four right dogleg that measures 429 yards from the championship tees to 361 yards from the forward tees with a view of the Rio Grande Valley from the elevated tee distracting you from the job at hand.

The tee shot will have to clear arroyo before finding the fairway that slopes away from tee and from left to right. The entire right side of the hole is guarded by arroyo and a deep dry creek bed. Combined with a bunker complex running the last 125 yards of the right side of the hole gives pause to any long hitters thinking about cutting the corner. The wiser shot is down the left side and use the hillside to funnel you back towards the center.

The front of the green is guarded by deep bunkers on either side with a narrow entry way between them to allow you to try and run the ball onto the green. The left bunker will collect short wayward approach shots and leave a blind shot to the green. The bunkers on the right side cut across half the fairway and guard any pin placements on the right side of the green.

The green is dogleg shaped like the hole with a ridge running the length of the green dividing leaving a left side about 12 inches higher than the right. A shallow false front protects front pin placements from short approach shots and golfers running the ball onto the green must contend with the ridge shuttling their ball to the upper or lower half of the green.

The right side of the green is guarded by a bunker in the crook of the green and the aforementioned ridge. Precise shots will be able to find this area and get close to the hole, but most will have to figure out the correct speed and angle down the ridge in order to get it close to the pin.

The back part of the green has a couple of mounds along the back to funnel shots back towards the putting surface and its generous size makes it an easier area to reach if you pick the right club.

The 18th hole can be considered a fitting end to a round at Black Mesa because it will reward the golfer who plays smartly and chooses the right shot while punishing those gamble unwisely.